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Around Town: Mad as hell

By ERIC CORTELLESSA | Oct. 13, 2013

Howard Beale, a longtime television anchor played by Peter Finch, has a meltdown on the air. He screams, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," in the most famous scene from Sidney Lumet's 1976 film, Network, which professors Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian will be showing Tuesday night through the Buffalo Film Seminars at Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre. And though that phrase is what has managed to enter its way into our language, what the film really deals with is what has spread even more widely into culture.

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Taking Back Sunday takes Buffalo back in time

By FELICIA HUNT | Oct. 13, 2013

Crowd surfers bounced across a sea of people, mosh pits emerged and a lone fan jumped off a ledge into the pit below. Taking Back Sunday's show at the Town Ballroom Saturday night was full of intensity. The sold-out show, which took place on the second day of the veteran rockers' Fall 2013 tour, was everything fans anticipated. 21-year-old Samantha Boyce traveled three hours from Toronto, Canada, to see her favorite band for the seventh time. "No amount of money can keep me from seeing Taking Back Sunday," said Boyce, who forgot her ticket at home and had to buy another.

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Keeping it fresh

By JORDAN OSCAR | Oct. 10, 2013

As the lights dimmed, the vibrant audience grew quiet with anticipation. Within a few moments, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta appeared on stage and began hammering away on his drums.

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Pop is not dead: HAIM Days Are Gone album review

By MEGAN WEAL | Oct. 10, 2013

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Return of The Walking Dead

By WALEED MALIK | Oct. 10, 2013

Editor's Note: This preview contains plot details and information about the show from previous seasons. AMC's long-awaited horror adventure, The Walking Dead, is set to return this Sunday night for its fourth season. Last season ended with former deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln, Made in Dagenham) overcoming his fear of outsiders and bringing the remaining Woodbury survivors into his fiercely protected prison. The trailer for the upcoming season showed a much larger group attempting to rebuild civilization with the undead prowling on the other side of the fence.

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Comme des Carson - Mend your mainstream mistakes

Oct. 8, 2013

Editor's note: This article is satirical and is not meant to be taken literally. Dear Carson, As a junior at UB, I can finally say that I am comfortable with where I am.

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The astounding Albright-Knox

By MAX CRINNIN | Oct. 8, 2013

The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is more than just a Queen City jewel; it is well respected on a national and international level for its permanent collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as its propensity for bringing in an ever-changing, impressive rotation of original and/or highly sought-after exhibitions. The Ken Price exhibition Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Works On Paper, 1962-2010 is currently on display at the gallery until Jan.

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Three shades of cinema

By RACHEL KRAMER | Oct. 8, 2013

There are theaters all over Buffalo geared toward different breeds of moviegoers. In addition to a host of mainstream options for big blockbuster releases in shopping malls or sprawling Amherst plazas, there are also lesser-known, alternative options for students interested in film genres that range from popular independent films to obscure foreign productions.

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"Three Buffalo tattoo parlors aim to please customers, stay in business"

By FELICIA HUNT | Oct. 8, 2013

With endless options of tattoo parlors, it's a process picking which shop and which artist are the right fit to fulfill your earning for ink.

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7th heaven

By MEGAN WEAL | Oct. 8, 2013

Some days, nothing will suffice but a proper knife-and-fork meal. Not a burger, not chicken wings - nothing that involves getting your hands greasy or going through a drive-in.

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"Gravity movie review: Houston, we have a problem"

By JORDAN OSCAR | Oct. 6, 2013

Film:Gravity Release date:Oct. 4 Studio:Warner Bros., Esperanto Filmoj and Heyday Films Grade:A

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Let there be light

By ERIC CULVER | Oct. 6, 2013

A porch is the perfect place to watch a storm. Through gray skies and a power-outage scare downtown, local musicians made Saturday a colorful and vibrant day by carrying out the first annual Elmwood Village Porchfest.

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Around town

By ERIC CORTELLESSA | Oct. 6, 2013

On Tuesday night, professors Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian will be showing The Last Picture Show (1971) through the Buffalo Film Seminars at Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre. This plain, truthful, absorbing film about growing up in a small Texas town in the 1950s is an incisive look at youthful despondency and economic decline.

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Organically athletic'

By VICTORIA ROSEMAN | Oct. 6, 2013

There was a beautiful silence in the darkness of the theater seconds before the show began. The audience waited in anticipation until, finally, the lights flickered on and eight bodies stood on stage, ready to dance their hearts out. On Saturday, UB's Center For the Arts hosted LehrerDance, an eight-person dance company founded by, and under the direction of, UB alum Jon Lehrer. The members of the company come from various dance backgrounds - from break dancing to ballet to gymnastics, according to the dance troupe's website.

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Spectrum Style Guide: Vol. 2

By VICTORIA BENITEZ | Oct. 3, 2013

This week's spotlight features students who have mastered laidback fall fashion with a kick. Marisela Lugo Year: Freshman Hometown: Bronx, N.Y. Major: Business What she's wearing: Denim Levi's jacket, Forever 21 white V-neck, H&M high-waisted black jeans and bag, Bakers combat boots Favorite trends:

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Satriani shreds

By JOE KONZE JR | Oct. 3, 2013

You may only get one chance to witness greatness and a multi-Grammy Award-winning guitarist. For some music lovers, that chance came Tuesday night when Joe Satriani performed at UB. Satriani has become one of the most well respected instrumental-rock guitarists in the world.

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Going steady: Enough Said movie review

By ERIC CORTELLESSA | Oct. 3, 2013

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Soaked with sweat: Krewella Get Wet album review

By FELICIA HUNT | Sep. 29, 2013

Artist: Krewella Album: Get Wet Release Date:Sept. 24 Label: Columbia Records Grade: B Dubstep and EDM lovers are about to be aroused. Spring Fest veterans and EDM trio Krewella released their anticipated debut album Get Wet on Tuesday.

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Hanging on for dear life: Kings of Leon Mechanical Bull album review

By MEGAN WEAL | Sep. 29, 2013

Kings of Leon are sell-outs. The band's indie-rock musical integrity was diminished with the release of Only by the Night in 2008.

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Randy Houser shows UB how country feels

By OWEN O'BRIEN | Sep. 29, 2013

On Saturday, UB's stadium lot was filled with red solo cup-holding students who ditched their usual tailgating attire of neon pinnies and stunna shades for cowboy hats and boots. Judging by the students' reaction, it's a change they could get used to. Randy Houser headlined the second show of UB Athletics' Tailgate Concert Series before the football team's showdown with Connecticut Saturday.